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ReliaQuest, a force multiplier of security operations, announces the appointment of two key members to the company’s executive team. Mike McPherson was named as senior vice president of security operations to lead ReliaQuest’s global security operations team. Regina Marrow joined the company as its chief information officer responsible for ReliaQuest’s global internal systems, digital transformation, infrastructure, and technology initiatives. McPherson will report to Brian Mu...

Centered around Leonardo DRS and beyond, Leonardo's presence at SeaAirSpace 2022 showcases high technologies responding to a wide range of operational needs in the maritime domain and reaffirms its key core competencies and its competitive positioning toward US Defence requirements. Founded in 1965, the Navy League’s SeaAirSpace Exposition, held from 4th to 6th April along the Potomac River just 20 minutes from Washington, D.C., is the largest maritime exposition in the U.S...

ODSecurity, already well known in the field of contraband detection, through their established Soter RS range of body scanning systems, is upping its game with the launch of THEIA Automatic Threat Recognition, (ATR) software to their arsenal of products designed to fight the contraband and improve safety in the prison estates. THEIA Automatic Threat Recognition Software is being launched onto the market currently at American Jail Association’s (AJA) 41st Conference and Jail Expo at Long B...

For product installations that require extra protection from moisture, vehicle exhaust, pool chemicals or temperature extremes, Viking Electronic unveils its Enhanced Weather Protection (EWP) products that ensure the durability needed for years of service. James Catt of Viking Electronics said “Viking products with Enhanced Weather Protection simply outlast the elements. They just keep on working, reducing disruption and preventing repair calls from customers. Choosing EWP adds so much va...

Teledyne FLIR Defence announced at SOFIC 2022 the official launch of SeaFLIR® 240 and TacFLIR® 240, the latest additions to its line of high-definition, multi-spectral surveillance systems developed for a variety of maritime and land-based operations. With a lightweight stabilised turret, HD payload options, and inertial navigation capabilities, SeaFLIR 240 can support a wide range of at-sea missions, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR); search and rescue; and...

Leonardo is again attending BSDA, the biennial international Defence, Aerospace and Security exhibition in Bucharest, Romania. This year, the company presents advanced multi-domain technologies and solutions for Romanian and other Balkan region defence requirements. Throughout the event, Leonardo demonstrates its readiness to respond to a geopolitical environment that demands reliable and effective defence solutions. Multi-domain integrated technology Leonardo, a global pioneer in the Aerospa...

ComNet Products from ACRE, a Danbury, Connecticut, USA-based manufacturer of fibre optic transmission and networking equipment is introducing a new cost-effective all-Gigabit hardened switch that can act as an unmanaged switch or aggregation point for the network. Features of the new switch The ComNet cost-efficient CNGE6FX2TX4PoE is a six-port switch that offers four Gbps TX ports that support the IEEE802.3at standard and provide up to 30 watts of PoE to PDs. It also has a dedicated FX/TX co...

Naval Group inaugurated the MCM Lab and the Cyber Lab, two collaborative R&D laboratories created within its subsidiary Naval Group Belgium. The Labs bring together Belgian institutional, industrial and academic partners to develop tomorrow's innovations in the field of mine countermeasures and cyber security. The inauguration ceremony The inauguration ceremony took place at Naval Group Belgium's premises in Brussels, in the presence of Ludivine Dedonder, Belgian Minister of Defence, Admi...

The event, part of Leonardo’s Sustainability Strategy to raise awareness on the responsible use of plastics, was held among the pine woods at Castel Fusano on the coast near Rome. Volunteers collected litter with the help of the satellites, drones, sensors, and AI algorithms of the integrated security system developed by Leonardo for the SES5G ‘Global Monitoring’ project. This plastic collection day was an important active citizenship event and was supported by Leonardo, a har...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Antaira Technologies, a global developer and manufacturer of industrial networking devices, a patent for its innovative application of an uninterruptible power system (UPS) driven by Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology that is now featured in the company's new LMP Series of managed Ethernet PoE switches. U.S. Patent No. 17/228,851 relates to DC voltage output being supplied to network devices connected to an Antaira PoE switch w...

Antaira Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of industrial networking devices and communication solutions for harsh environment applications and is proud to announce the expansion of its industrial networking infrastructure family with the introduction of the LMP-1600G-M12-10G-67-24 and LMX-1600G-M12-10G-67 Series. Antaira’s LMP-1600G-M12-10G-67-24 Light Layer 3 managed series switch offers dependability and ease-of-use functionality in harsh industrial environments. Fast packet...

Antaira Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of industrial networking devices and communication solutions for harsh environment applications and is proud to announce the expansion of its industrial networking infrastructure family with the introduction of the LMP-1802G-M12-10G-SFP-67-24 and LMX-1802G-M12-10G-SFP-67 Series. IP67-rated switch Antaira’s LMP-1802G-M12-10G-SFP-67-24 Light Layer 3 managed series switch offers dependability and ease-of-use functionality in harsh industr...

Antaira Technologies, a manufacturer of industrial networking solutions, is bringing added connectivity, versatility, and cost-efficiency to factory automation systems with a new line of Gigabit PoE++ Injectors capable of transmitting both high-speed data and up to 100W of power per port on the same Ethernet cable from legacy, non-PoE switches to Gigabit PoE compliant power devices, including sensors, IP PTZ cameras, Wi-Fi Access Points and thin clients, without reconfiguration or extra expense....

Associated British Ports - ABP’s Port of Southampton is partnering with drone detection specialists, Houndstooth Wireless (HTW). Active since September 2021, Houndstooth Wireless’ drone detection solution helps ABP Southampton scope drone activity in the Port of Southampton. Ben Toomer, the Security Manager - ABP Southampton, at Associated British Ports – ABP, said “We are excited to be partnering with an innovative SME, like Houndstooth Wireless on this project, as we c...

The VPS Group continues fight against climate change expanding its range of sustainable low-carbon CCTV security options. Once the vac­ci­na­tion pro­gramme starts to help over­come the pan­dem­ic, combatting cli­mate cat­a­stro­phe and its irre­versible changes to the earth­’s cli­mate sys­tems will remain the great­est glob­al priority. VPS has been devel­op­ing and pilot­ing more diverse options to pow...

Connected Technologies LLC, the maker of the award-winning Connect ONE® cloud management platform, has expanded its fire alarm monitoring capabilities, allowing dealers to add growing fire alarm services to their business.  According to a recent report from Grandview Research, the demand for fire protection systems will continue to increase steadily from 2022 to 2030. Intrusion, access, surveillance software Connect ONE, the single software solution that controls intrusion, access co...

In Jan­u­ary, a crim­i­nal gang was brought to jus­tice in a Bel­gian court over a mil­lion-euro series of crane, exca­va­tor and trail­er thefts. The haul, includ­ing £480,000 cement pump­ing truck, a £108,000 bulk tanker, and £50,000 worth of trail­ers, were stolen then resprayed, and sold to unsus­pect­ing cus­tomers across the UK and Ireland.  Bring­ing with him...

360 Vision Technology, the UK manufacturer of rugged HD, radar, and thermal PTZ imaging cameras, has partnered with barox, the global manufacturer of professional standard switches, PoE media converters, and IP extenders, to support installers and specifiers by confirming its range of PoE Ethernet switch products are suitable to power 360 Vision’s range of PTZ cameras and peripherals. To support CCTV surveillance integrators with the specification and set-up of reliable PoE and video tran...

IPVideo Corporation announced the release of HALO 3C, the latest version of its HALO IoT Smart Sensor, the pioneer in vaping and privacy area detection devices. HALO 3C boasts new features that provide users with even greater levels of security and easier installation. The HALO IoT Smart Sensor is at the forefront of solving ever-evolving safety concerns. Features of HALO 3C HALO 3C delivers a panic button, 2-way audio communications, indoor health index, emergency escape, alert lighting, mot...

Exabeam, the pioneer in Next-gen SIEM and XDR announced the appointment of Richard Orange as Vice President EMEA. Orange joins Exabeam following a successful period of growth for the business in EMEA and underlines the company’s commitment to customers and partners in the region. Cybersecurity experience  Orange is an experienced cybersecurity pioneer with a successful career in high-growth sales teams, including resellers, systems integrators, managed security service provider...

Vigitron inc, the leading manufacturer of network products designed for security applications, announces the next in their educational series “Understanding Fibre Optics”. The webinar will be held on March 10, 2022, at 9 AM Pacific Time. The webinar will cover the following topics:  Why Use Fibre Optics  Defining Fibre Optics and how it works  Specifying Fibre Optics for Existing Applications  Specifying Fibre Optics for New Applications  Major Fibre...

TRENDnet®, a provider of reliable SMB and consumer networking and surveillance solutions, is excited to announce the addition of two new 10G switches to its multi-gigabit product solutions family. The two new 10G switches are the 5-port 10G switch (TEG-S750) and the 6-port 10G switch (TEG-S762). Both cost-effective 10G switches deliver advanced high-bandwidth performance, ease of use, and reliability. The 5-Port 10G Switch, model TEG-S750, features five dedicated 10G ports, with a 100Gbps s...

LILIN, an AI video solution provider, launches Self+AI Cloud Service, providing modular AI plug-ins that allow users to convert pre-trained object models into a common package for LILIN front-end AI cameras to use with behaviours for creating various AI applications. One-stop AIoT edge solution The image inference process requires no PC, and the results can then be integrated via Python or C# SDKs, or sent through hardware by digital output, which performs a "one-stop" AIoT edge solution. ...

Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated together with its Denmark-based partner Precision Technic Defence Group, announced that they have signed a seven-year framework agreement with the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) to provide a variety of medium- and long-range surveillance systems for land, maritime and airborne applications.  DALO also has awarded the companies a service and maintenance contract. The potential contract value is e...

ProdataKey (PDK), a manufacturer of the cloud access control platform built for mobile, has introduced four new controllers that expand the flexibility of its high-security Redline: the PDK Red 8, Red Max, Red Gate, and Red Pedestal. All-in-one multi-controller enclosures The new PDK Red 8 and PDK Red Max are all-in-one multi-controller and power supply enclosures designed to streamline ordering and installation of access control hardware in midsize to large-scale commercial projects. The Red...

A highly successful security industry entrepreneur is set to bring back jobs and future prosperity to the area where he grew up. Following the founding of his own technology-driven security business, Safer Scotland, in 2016, Ryan Clark is scheduled to open its 6,000 square feet headquarters at Kelburn Industrial Park, Port Glasgow, early in 2022. The company’s new premises is currently being upgraded for £500,000 to a bespoke 12,000 square feet facility incorporating a state-of-the-...

Hikvision announces a ‘security kit’ for small businesses. The kit – featuring ‘cool security technologies’ – makes enterprise security and access control features available to small businesses at an affordable pricepoint, reducing workloads and costs, and speeding up incident responses. Parker Li, Director of Marketing Planning Department at Hikvision, says, “This package of savvy technologies is helping small businesses everywhere to maximise their se...

Vision-Box, a world pioneer in seamless travel, automated border control, and electronic identity management solutions, will be participating at the Future Travel Experience (FTE) Global being held at ARIA Resort in Las Vegas, between the 7th and 9th of December. At FTE, Jeff Lennon, the Vice President of Strategic Sales and Global Partnerships at Vision-Box will be speaking at Session 8: Working Session - The Self-Service Evolution Summit on the 9th of December at 16.30 PST, discussing the opp...

NViS 1482, NEXCOM’s newest desktop NVR, promises big things in a small package. Integrating Intel’s latest, top-of-the-line 8th Gen (Elkhart Lake) CPU and 11th Gen UHD GPU, the entry-level NVR appliance is the perfect companion to IP cameras for recording high-definition digital surveillance. Using Intel’s latest technology means it supports a whopping 32GB DDR4 3200 MHz memory so that jobs are much faster. Easily plug in up to eight IP cameras via 10/100 I...

Modern Video security systems are more secure now than ever before. Gone are the days when network video recorders (NVRs) and cameras were allowed to be default credentials (such as a 12345 password), which attackers used to mobilise tens of thousands (or more) devices in a botnet. It’s important to remember that security at times can be simple.  Just requiring login credentials to be changed upon first use resulted in a drastic reduction of compromised security systems. But, simple...